Original Imperial Japanese WWII Era Navy M1889 Naval Prison & Shore Patrol Sword with Scabbard Russian Machine Guns The black leather visor is

The black leather visor is still in good shape and supple

This is a hard to find stunning example that comes ready to display

The flat visor is original to the hat and composed of painted leather

which is fairly standard for quartermaster issued tunics

A great well broken in example of the classic hat worn by German Artillery NCOs in WWII

Original Imperial Japanese WWII Era Navy M1889 Naval Prison & Shore Patrol Sword with Scabbard Russian Machine Guns The black leather visor isOriginal Item. Only One Available. In the late 1800s special swords were authorized for naval prison and shore patrol personnel. In particular, on March 18, 1889 (Meiji 22), this sword was authorized for naval prison guards. This is a very scarce example of the 1889 Naval Prison & Shore Patrol Sword with its original scabbard. As shown, the sword has an anchor with rope engraved on the back strap at the pommel and on the scabbard tip. This specific